Was Du erlebst, kann keine Macht der Welt Dir rauben. (What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you.) Not only our experiences, but all we have done, whatever great thoughts we may have had and all we have suffered, all this is not lost, though it is past; we have brought it into being. Having been is a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.

Summary

This quote emphasizes the idea that our experiences and actions shape who we are, and they cannot be taken away from us by any external force. Everything we have gone through, whether positive or negative, has contributed to our personal growth and existence. Even though the past cannot be changed, it continues to have significance because it has influenced who we have become in the present. The quote suggests that our existence and sense of self are validated by the experiences we have lived through.

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